Best albums of 2020
Nobody could tour, so records were finished at home and released without a plan or a rollout. Quiet, interior albums did unusually well, partly because there was nowhere to play the loud ones and partly because everyone was sitting still for the first time.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2020 is Cruisin' with Junior H by Junior H, rated 4.9/5 by 4 listeners.
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Build a list or tier of your ownBest albums of 2020 by genre
The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Hip-Hop albums of 2020
1,237 albums from 2020
Best Rock albums of 2020
990 albums from 2020
Best Electronic albums of 2020
823 albums from 2020
Best Pop albums of 2020
699 albums from 2020
Best Jazz albums of 2020
682 albums from 2020
The artists of 2020
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
2020, month by month
Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.
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FAQ
- What are the best albums of 2020?
- On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2020 is Cruisin' with Junior H by Junior H (4.9/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
- How is the 2020 ranking decided?
- By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
- Does the best-of-2020 list change?
- Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2020 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.